- Stuartburn, Manitoba
Stuartburn is a small, primarily Ukrainian community in southeastern
Manitoba ,Canada . Stuartburn is considered to be the first Ukrainian community in Western Canada. [Cite web|uthor=Toronto Ukrainian Genealogy Group|url=http://www.torugg.org/History/history_of_ukrainians_in_canada.html|title=The history of Ukrainians in Canada|accessdate=2008-04-06]It is also a little known fact that first Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada was established In Stuartburn in 1896 (UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC ARCHEPARCHY OF CANADA), one kilometer east Stuartburn. The original burned down, and it took over 20 years to rebuild. During the reconstruction, mass was held where-ever available, the hall, barn or the local clergy's house, until the church could be rebuilt. Entirely of wood, the massive 8 sided construction has a 25 foot wide and 20 foot high dome. Outside on top of the dome is yet another, mini-dome with a beautifully craft wrought iron.
The town is located km to mi|11 west of Vita on Provincial Highway 201.
It is also the name of the
rural municipality in which it is located. It borders the rural municipalities of Franklin, Hanover, La Broquerie, and Piney, as well as Kittson County and Roseau County inMinnesota in theUnited States .References
External links
* [http://www.communityprofiles.mb.ca/cgi-bin/csd/index.cgi?id=4601035 Stuartburn community profile]
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